Livonia man charged after allegedly spraying fire extinguisher at Detroit police in three incidents

Published August 1, 2026 4:38 PM EDT

Zachary Stacer was arraigned Saturday in 36th District Court and received a $50,000 cash bond.

A 22-year-old Livonia man has been charged in connection with three separate incidents in which he allegedly assaulted Detroit police officers by discharging a fire extinguisher.

Zachary Stacer is charged with two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three counts of felonious assault and five counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer.

The backstory:

The alleged incidents occurred June 22 and twice on July 12.

According to investigators, officers responded just before 4:15 p.m. on June 22 to the area of Grand River Avenue and West Warren Avenue after observing heavy traffic caused by a street takeover. While officers were attempting to disperse the crowd, Stacer allegedly approached a patrol vehicle, discharged a fire extinguisher at the officers and fled the scene.

Police said similar incidents occurred July 12. Officers first responded at 12:02 a.m. to the area of Van Dyke Avenue and Charlevoix Street, then again at 3:06 a.m. to Grand River Avenue and McGraw Street following reports of drag racing. In both cases, investigators allege Stacer approached a police vehicle, discharged a fire extinguisher at officers and fled.

Dig deeper:

Following an investigation, Detroit police arrested Stacer on Thursday, July 30.

He was arraigned Saturday in 36th District Court and received a $50,000 cash bond.

Zachary Stacer

Zachary Stacer (Detroit Police Department)

The Source: Information came from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.

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